as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
the question of whether people have an intrinsic sense of right and wrong
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His love of writing was intrinsic from a young age and led him from the newsroom at Central Michigan University to running a crime beat at a Beverly Hills newspaper.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Laura was absolutely intrinsic, not only to the performance, but to the creation.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Probably just because music to me is so human and intrinsic to our humanity and, like, inextricable from it.
—Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
But Border Patrol is such an intrinsic part of border communities.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Laura was absolutely intrinsic, not only to the performance, but to the creation.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Probably just because music to me is so human and intrinsic to our humanity and, like, inextricable from it.
—Maya Eaglin, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
But Border Patrol is such an intrinsic part of border communities.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Intrinsic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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